Ecumenical Relationships

Every time that we affirm our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed, we acknowledge a belief in the Church as "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic." At the same time, it can often be difficult to perceive this unity that we proclaim when the concrete reality is that the Church is fractured into hundreds of separate, and sometimes hostile, groups and denominations. Attempting to live into the unity of the Church that we proclaim as one of our core beliefs, the Episcopal Church is committed to working together with other denominations with the hope of discovering common ground in belief, practice, and purpose while gaining a greater respect for the legitimate differences between us. Below are some of the ecumenical organizations and denominations with whom the larger Episcopal Church or the Episcopal Church in South Dakota has relationships.